46 Best universities for Creative Writing in Indonesia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Indonesia ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 19.3K citations received by 7.94K academic papers made by 46 universities in Indonesia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Creative Writing

#15 in Asia

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

2. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#20 in Asia

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

3. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Creative Writing

#22 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

4. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#23 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

5. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Creative Writing

#25 in Asia

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

6. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#28 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

7. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#33 in Asia

#465 in the World

Founded: 2004

8. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Creative Writing

#36 in Asia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

9. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#50 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

10. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Creative Writing

#55 in Asia

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

11. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

Indonesia | South Tangerang

For Creative Writing

#56 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 31,643
Founded: 1957

12. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Creative Writing

#61 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

13. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#67 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

14. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#70 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

15. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Creative Writing

#91 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

16. State University of Medan

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#96 in Asia

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1963

17. Sanata Dharma University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#97 in Asia

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1955

18. State University of Makassar

Indonesia | Makassar

For Creative Writing

#98 in Asia

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

19. Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#104 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2004

20. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#105 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

21. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#114 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

22. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Creative Writing

#120 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

23. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Creative Writing

#122 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

24. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#131 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

25. University of North Sumatra

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#137 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1952

26. Nommensen HKBP University

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#149 in Asia

#993 in the World

Founded: 1954

27. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#152 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

28. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Creative Writing

#155 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

29. Lambung Mangkurat University

Indonesia | Banjarmasin

For Creative Writing

#156 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1958

30. University of Bengkulu

Indonesia | Bengkulu

For Creative Writing

#165 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1982

31. Hasanuddin University

Indonesia | Makassar

For Creative Writing

#168 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1956

32. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Creative Writing

#173 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962

33. Ahmad Dahlan University

Indonesia | Yogyakarta

For Creative Writing

#175 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1994

34. Mulawarman University

Indonesia | Samarinda

For Creative Writing

#176 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 35,268
Founded: 1962

35. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Creative Writing

#216 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

36. Pelita Harapan University

Indonesia | Tangerang

For Creative Writing

#232 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,564
Founded: 1994

37. Petra Christian University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#256 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1961

38. Andalas University

Indonesia | Padang

For Creative Writing

#267 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 1956

39. Tanjungpura University

Indonesia | Pontianak

For Creative Writing

#273 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Bantul

For Creative Writing

#302 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1981

41. University of Riau

Indonesia | Pekanbaru

For Creative Writing

#304 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1962

42. Satya Wacana Christian University

Indonesia | Salatiga

For Creative Writing

#317 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1956

43. Jenderal Soedirman University

Indonesia | Banyumas

For Creative Writing

#326 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Founded: 1963

44. Islamic University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#340 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1945

45. Tarumanagara University

Indonesia | West Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#348 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Founded: 1959

46. Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#365 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

The best cities to study Creative Writing in Indonesia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Surakarta, Bandung, Depok, and Malang.